Chinese Character 坦 Meanings and components.

Form

坦

Meaning

坦 meaning[3] in English

Flat.

Open-Hearted.

Level.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 坦 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Tu (ethnic group) (土) , and dawn (旦)

Its radical[1] is: 土 (tu3) which means: Tu (Ethnic Group), Surname Tu, .土tu3Tu (ethnic …

In cangjie it is written with GAM

How to write 坦

To write坦tan3flat you should write a combination of 土tu3Tu (ethnic … , 旦dan4dawn arranged in a 吅 shape:

土 + 旦 = 坦

坦 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 坦 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 坦, looks as follow:

坦
Pinyin:tan3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Flat . Open-Hearted . Level . Smooth
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
旦
Pinyin:dan4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Dawn . Morning . Daybreak . Day . Dan, Female Roles In Chinese Opera (Traditionally Played By Specialized Male Actors)
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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